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>a) entirely ephemeral and b) worth a damn.

I can look back to some really really good fireworks shows.

Fair point, although this example is ephemeral by necessity rather than by design. If you could experience those shows again whenever you felt like it, maybe via some improved VR setup, and share them with your friends/kids/postman, wouldn't that be strictly better?

Of relevance, Sand Mandalas are intentionally destroyed after completion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_mandala

Not by necessity, but by design. The world and life are transient - I see no fault in embracing it (for certain things)

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